Stocking suggestions

[TheOscarFishKing]

Thanks guys,after a bit of researching around the net I thought of another option.
The other option I thought is a planted tank with a male gt and maybe a group of schooling fish or some bottom dwellers.
In this case what could get along with the gt without getting harmed?

I have no clue but that sounds really cool good luck man and welcome to MFK

 

[Gourami Swami]

Once in a while you get a mean one, which you sound like you have, but most of the time they are pretty docile. Not to undermine your advice, but 3 is not really a good number of CA cichlids to divert aggression (smallest one ends up getting picked on) you usually need more like 5-6 for it to really work. And 5-6 JDs would be far too many in there with an Oscar. I would still recommend trying one JD and see how it works out.
As far as the size, O's grow much quicker than JDs, but as long as the JD can't fit in it's mouth it should be fine.

And as for the planted tank idea, that is a nice setup. Any schoolers which are fast enough to avoid the GT would be fine, although you kinda have to go into it willing to lose a couple. Bristlenose plecos work well as bottom dwellers with cichlids like this.

 

[TheOscarFishKing]

Once in a while you get a mean one, which you sound like you have, but most of the time they are pretty docile. Not to undermine your advice, but 3 is not really a good number of CA cichlids to divert aggression (smallest one ends up getting picked on) you usually need more like 5-6 for it to really work. And 5-6 JDs would be far too many in there with an Oscar. I would still recommend trying one JD and see how it works out.
As far as the size, O's grow much quicker than JDs, but as long as the JD can't fit in it's mouth it should be fine.

And as for the planted tank idea, that is a nice setup. Any schoolers which are fast enough to avoid the GT would be fine, although you kinda have to go into it willing to lose a couple. Bristlenose plecos work well as bottom dwellers with cichlids like this.

Hey thanks for the advice

 

[kewpiefishypewpie]

Thanks guys,after a bit of researching around the net I thought of another option.
The other option I thought is a planted tank with a male gt and maybe a group of schooling fish or some bottom dwellers.
In this case what could get along with the gt without getting harmed?

MUCH better idea IMO. You could probably even do a pair of GT's with the schooling fish.

 

[JonSnow]

Thanks a lot to everyone guys really appreciate the help.

 

[Stanzzzz7]

I like the gt option.We all have different opinions on stocking and to my mind your tank is only big enough for one Oscar.
Fish I have kept successfully with gt's are hoplo catfish,Pimelodus blochii and Brochis splendens.
I tried bleeding heart tetras but the gt's started eating them so I had to remove them quickly.